Medicines are an important factor in helping to treat persistent pain. They are usually prescribed and therefore have a great deal of research to support their use in treating people with pain. Many people with long term persistent pain conditions are prescribed medicines for pain. Medicines are used safely by millions of people in the …
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Sport is a really useful metaphor for those wanting to learn to manage their pain. It does not matter whether it is an individual sport or team based. Bob Rea, Clinical Lead at Our Health Hub explains that people who play sports tend to always want to get better at it, usually because they like …
Bob Rea, Clinical Lead at Our Health Hub, explains that just like baking a cake is not the same as cooking, managing persistent pain is not the same as living with persistent pain. Baking is more precise, accurate and more scientific – just like pain management. When you bake you need to know the …
In a group of new guidelines published in April, NICE announced in its assessment and management of chronic pain that people with primary pain should be offered a range of treatments to help them manage their condition. NICE recommends a range of effective treatments for people with chronic primary pain and calls on healthcare professionals …
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